Shadowing Practice: Reading Test 1. Seccion 2: Reducing Injuries on the Farm - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Reducing injuries on the farm.
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Farms tend to be full of activity.
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There are always jobs to be done and some tasks require physical manual work.
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While it is good for people to be active, there are risk factors associated with this, and efforts need to be made to reduce them.
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The first risk relates to the carrying of an excessive load or weight.
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This places undue demands on the spine and can cause permanent damage.
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Examples of tasks that involve this risk are moving 50 -kilogram fertilizer bags from one site to another
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or carrying heavy buckets of animal feed around fields.
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According to the UK Health and Safety Executive, activities such as these should be avoided at all times.
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Their documentation states that other methods should be considered,
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such as breaking down the load into smaller containers prior to movement or transporting the materials using a tractor or other vehicle.
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The risk posed by excessive force is made worse
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if the person lifting is also bending over as this increases pressure on the discs in the back.
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If a load is bulky or hard to grasp, such as a lively or agitated animal, it will be more difficult to hold while lifting and carrying.
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The holder may adopt an awkward posture, which is tiring and increases the risk of injury.
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Sometimes a load has to be held away from the body
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because there is a large obstacle in the area
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and the person lifting needs to be able to see where their feet are going.
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This results in increased stress on the back.
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Holding a load at arm's length imposes about five times the stress of a close -to -the -body position.
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In such cases, handling aids should be purchased that can take the weight off the load and minimize the potential for injury.
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Another risk that relates to awkward posture is repetitive bending when carrying out a task.
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An example might be repairing a gate that has collapsed onto the ground.
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This type of activity increases the stress on the lower back
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because the back muscles have to support the weight of the upper body.
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The farmer should think about whether the job can be performed on a workbench, reducing the need for prolonged awkward posture.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 26 sentences and 378 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:01. The speaker talks fast, about 187 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/ (adjective) — Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
- distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/ (noun) — Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
- posture /ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/ (noun) — The way a person holds and positions their body.
- relate /ɹɪˈleɪt/ (verb) — To tell in a descriptive way.
- bend /bɛnd/ (verb) — To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- excessive /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/ (adjective) — Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.
- gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ (noun) — A doorlike structure outside a house.
- muscle /ˈmʌs.əl/ (noun) — A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
- repair /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ (verb) — To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
- associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ (noun) — A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
- manual /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/ (noun) — Synonym of handbook.
- involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/ (verb) — To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
- holder /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/ (noun) — A thing that holds.
- adopt /əˈdɑpt/ (verb) — To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
- collapse /kəˈlæps/ (verb) — To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- break down (verb) — To stop functioning.
- carry out /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ (verb) — To hold while moving it out.
- think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verb) — To ponder.
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, documentation /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, documentation /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/, repetitive /ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like awkward, distress, posture.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.